nomosko Day 3

[Boilerbates]

awesome job! way to stick to it!

[nomosko]

This was a strange occurance for me and I just want to throw it out there. Today I have been quit for 69 days. Yesterday I went into a convenience store for the first time since Feb. 6. I didn't trust myself to go into a store before. I wanted a diet coke and decided I could go in there. It was like a dream going in there. I decided not to look behind the counter on my way to the fountain. You all know what was back there. Got my soda and got in line. Three people in front of me and every one of them bought a tobacco product. I decided to go ahead and look at the display. It was almost like they put a spot light on the tobacco. My old friend was there along with every thing else. I think I knew what was going to happen next. The nic bitch started screaming. Just one. Get it. You know you miss me. This was followed by the best experience of my quit so far. All the reading on this site kicked in almost like second nature. "You are an addict. You can't have just one. If you are going to cave, take the quit contract out of your wallet, read it, sign it, hand it to the dealer. You posted your promise to yourself and your may brothers. Do you really want to start over at day 1? Get permission to cave before you do." All the hall of fame speeches I have read, everything I have done to get to this point, all of it kind of flashed before me. I must have been staring at the chew display because the checker asked me if I wanted tobacco. "Nope, just the soda" was my reply. $1.39 was my bill and I had the soda I went in there for. I was really proud walking out of there with only a soda. The only confession I have to make is I purposely walked into the store with only 2 dollars but what I am proudest of is I wouldn't have bought the crap even if I would have had the money. I put myself in harms way and was strong enough to deal with it thanks to this site and the bad ass quitters here.

[nomosko]

Just a question for the vets.  I have been nicotine free for 26 days.  While I am proud that I have been able to quit for one day 26 times in a row, I do have a concern.  I can't say that I am chew free.  I have been chewing Hooch Spitfire at a rate of a can every three days.  This is less than my tobacco habit was but it is still a nasty thing to do.  Now here is my question.  Is it going to be just as hard for me to quit the fake chew when I get around to it?  If you have been through this I would like to hear from.

Not a vet, but dude, I was EXACTLY where you are. I used Spitfire like it was my job. I think I actually used the Hooch more than I dipped 'Hagen. I even went through some 'withdrawals' when I would run out of it. I was like this up through the second floor.

One day, I just kind of forgot to put one in. Next thing I know, it's afternoon. And I didn't feel like having one. Then it was occasionally I'd have a bite of Hooch. Now, if I get a crave (usually when driving) I put one in. I keep a can in my truck, but it's been a few weeks I'll bet since I've had any.

I'll bet that at some point, you'll just not 'desire' it any more. In the meantime, if it's keeping the real shit outta your face, I say go to it!

NOLAQ - 353

My .02 on fake.

I used it pretty much daily for the first 180 maybe 200 days. Dipped it just like I did the real shit. Like NOLAQ I just stopped using it. Gradually at first, I would just forget to take it with me or whatever. Then I just carried it with me " in case" I ran into a situation where my weak willed ass woud cave.

I have not had a dip of fake in so long I cannot remember, still have some in my truck and in my briefcase just "in case" but the urge or desire to have it is gone. There is nothing in the fake to addict you and you will walk away from it eventually. If it helps you stay off the real shit then I am all for it.

To each his own... Carry on.

Greg

nomo...about the fake. Clear your conscience, bro. Use it with abandon, like I did in the beginning. Nothing wrong with it whatsoever. Like everybody else who's been quit a long time I'll tell you this...you'll eventually just lose interest in it...no withdrawals, no nothing. I have yet to meet a single long term quitter who still uses it with any regularity. And that's not because they made a conscience decision to 'quit' the fake. It's because they eventually just get tired of it.

It has no nicotine! Go to town on that chit! Nom nom nom...

theo - 947

this is some good advice, I had the same experience, one day I just got bored with fake and stopped using it. It isn't different from gum in my opinion.I had to beat the nicotine addiction into submission first and THEN deal with the oral fixation.
I dipped the fake close to a year.
Your fighting one of the most addictive substances in the world, do whatever it takes to stay quit. Fake is just a tool.

Day 26 for this guy so I'm definitely not a vet, but I ordered 6 cans of the Hooch wintergreen at first. Like most everybody else I used the hell out of it for the first few days, ended up ordering 12 more cans, and now I have 12 cans in my freezer. I keep one in my car as I drive at least 3hrs a day for work. When having a few of my homebrews 'Cheers' I've thrown a small pinch in too. I'd say I maybe use the fake once every couple of days now. I'll tag on with the..."if it keeps the real shit out of your mouth....use it!"

Thanks for the responses. I quit with all of you today.

[razz]

Just a question for the vets.  I have been nicotine free for 26 days.  While I am proud that I have been able to quit for one day 26 times in a row, I do have a concern.  I can't say that I am chew free.  I have been chewing Hooch Spitfire at a rate of a can every three days.  This is less than my tobacco habit was but it is still a nasty thing to do.  Now here is my question.  Is it going to be just as hard for me to quit the fake chew when I get around to it?  If you have been through this I would like to hear from.

Not a vet, but dude, I was EXACTLY where you are. I used Spitfire like it was my job. I think I actually used the Hooch more than I dipped 'Hagen. I even went through some 'withdrawals' when I would run out of it. I was like this up through the second floor.

One day, I just kind of forgot to put one in. Next thing I know, it's afternoon. And I didn't feel like having one. Then it was occasionally I'd have a bite of Hooch. Now, if I get a crave (usually when driving) I put one in. I keep a can in my truck, but it's been a few weeks I'll bet since I've had any.

I'll bet that at some point, you'll just not 'desire' it any more. In the meantime, if it's keeping the real shit outta your face, I say go to it!

NOLAQ - 353

My .02 on fake.

I used it pretty much daily for the first 180 maybe 200 days. Dipped it just like I did the real shit. Like NOLAQ I just stopped using it. Gradually at first, I would just forget to take it with me or whatever. Then I just carried it with me " in case" I ran into a situation where my weak willed ass woud cave.

I have not had a dip of fake in so long I cannot remember, still have some in my truck and in my briefcase just "in case" but the urge or desire to have it is gone. There is nothing in the fake to addict you and you will walk away from it eventually. If it helps you stay off the real shit then I am all for it.

To each his own... Carry on.

Greg

nomo...about the fake. Clear your conscience, bro. Use it with abandon, like I did in the beginning. Nothing wrong with it whatsoever. Like everybody else who's been quit a long time I'll tell you this...you'll eventually just lose interest in it...no withdrawals, no nothing. I have yet to meet a single long term quitter who still uses it with any regularity. And that's not because they made a conscience decision to 'quit' the fake. It's because they eventually just get tired of it.

It has no nicotine! Go to town on that chit! Nom nom nom...

theo - 947

this is some good advice, I had the same experience, one day I just got bored with fake and stopped using it. It isn't different from gum in my opinion.I had to beat the nicotine addiction into submission first and THEN deal with the oral fixation.
I dipped the fake close to a year.
Your fighting one of the most addictive substances in the world, do whatever it takes to stay quit. Fake is just a tool.

Day 26 for this guy so I'm definitely not a vet, but I ordered 6 cans of the Hooch wintergreen at first. Like most everybody else I used the hell out of it for the first few days, ended up ordering 12 more cans, and now I have 12 cans in my freezer. I keep one in my car as I drive at least 3hrs a day for work. When having a few of my homebrews 'Cheers' I've thrown a small pinch in too. I'd say I maybe use the fake once every couple of days now. I'll tag on with the..."if it keeps the real shit out of your mouth....use it!"

[Nolaq]

Nom nom nom...

I spit Mt Dew all over my screen when I read that...tff

[Skoal Monster]

Just a question for the vets.  I have been nicotine free for 26 days.  While I am proud that I have been able to quit for one day 26 times in a row, I do have a concern.  I can't say that I am chew free.  I have been chewing Hooch Spitfire at a rate of a can every three days.  This is less than my tobacco habit was but it is still a nasty thing to do.  Now here is my question.  Is it going to be just as hard for me to quit the fake chew when I get around to it?  If you have been through this I would like to hear from.

Not a vet, but dude, I was EXACTLY where you are. I used Spitfire like it was my job. I think I actually used the Hooch more than I dipped 'Hagen. I even went through some 'withdrawals' when I would run out of it. I was like this up through the second floor.

One day, I just kind of forgot to put one in. Next thing I know, it's afternoon. And I didn't feel like having one. Then it was occasionally I'd have a bite of Hooch. Now, if I get a crave (usually when driving) I put one in. I keep a can in my truck, but it's been a few weeks I'll bet since I've had any.

I'll bet that at some point, you'll just not 'desire' it any more. In the meantime, if it's keeping the real shit outta your face, I say go to it!

NOLAQ - 353

My .02 on fake.

I used it pretty much daily for the first 180 maybe 200 days. Dipped it just like I did the real shit. Like NOLAQ I just stopped using it. Gradually at first, I would just forget to take it with me or whatever. Then I just carried it with me " in case" I ran into a situation where my weak willed ass woud cave.

I have not had a dip of fake in so long I cannot remember, still have some in my truck and in my briefcase just "in case" but the urge or desire to have it is gone. There is nothing in the fake to addict you and you will walk away from it eventually. If it helps you stay off the real shit then I am all for it.

To each his own... Carry on.

Greg

nomo...about the fake. Clear your conscience, bro. Use it with abandon, like I did in the beginning. Nothing wrong with it whatsoever. Like everybody else who's been quit a long time I'll tell you this...you'll eventually just lose interest in it...no withdrawals, no nothing. I have yet to meet a single long term quitter who still uses it with any regularity. And that's not because they made a conscience decision to 'quit' the fake. It's because they eventually just get tired of it.

It has no nicotine! Go to town on that chit! Nom nom nom...

theo - 947

this is some good advice, I had the same experience, one day I just got bored with fake and stopped using it. It isn't different from gum in my opinion.I had to beat the nicotine addiction into submission first and THEN deal with the oral fixation.
I dipped the fake close to a year.
Your fighting one of the most addictive substances in the world, do whatever it takes to stay quit. Fake is just a tool.

[theo3wood]

Just a question for the vets.  I have been nicotine free for 26 days.  While I am proud that I have been able to quit for one day 26 times in a row, I do have a concern.  I can't say that I am chew free.  I have been chewing Hooch Spitfire at a rate of a can every three days.  This is less than my tobacco habit was but it is still a nasty thing to do.  Now here is my question.  Is it going to be just as hard for me to quit the fake chew when I get around to it?  If you have been through this I would like to hear from.

Not a vet, but dude, I was EXACTLY where you are. I used Spitfire like it was my job. I think I actually used the Hooch more than I dipped 'Hagen. I even went through some 'withdrawals' when I would run out of it. I was like this up through the second floor.

One day, I just kind of forgot to put one in. Next thing I know, it's afternoon. And I didn't feel like having one. Then it was occasionally I'd have a bite of Hooch. Now, if I get a crave (usually when driving) I put one in. I keep a can in my truck, but it's been a few weeks I'll bet since I've had any.

I'll bet that at some point, you'll just not 'desire' it any more. In the meantime, if it's keeping the real shit outta your face, I say go to it!

NOLAQ - 353

My .02 on fake.

I used it pretty much daily for the first 180 maybe 200 days. Dipped it just like I did the real shit. Like NOLAQ I just stopped using it. Gradually at first, I would just forget to take it with me or whatever. Then I just carried it with me " in case" I ran into a situation where my weak willed ass woud cave.

I have not had a dip of fake in so long I cannot remember, still have some in my truck and in my briefcase just "in case" but the urge or desire to have it is gone. There is nothing in the fake to addict you and you will walk away from it eventually. If it helps you stay off the real shit then I am all for it.

To each his own... Carry on.

Greg

nomo...about the fake. Clear your conscience, bro. Use it with abandon, like I did in the beginning. Nothing wrong with it whatsoever. Like everybody else who's been quit a long time I'll tell you this...you'll eventually just lose interest in it...no withdrawals, no nothing. I have yet to meet a single long term quitter who still uses it with any regularity. And that's not because they made a conscience decision to 'quit' the fake. It's because they eventually just get tired of it.

It has no nicotine! Go to town on that chit! Nom nom nom...

theo - 947

[ninereasons]

Just a question for the vets.  I have been nicotine free for 26 days.  While I am proud that I have been able to quit for one day 26 times in a row, I do have a concern.  I can't say that I am chew free.  I have been chewing Hooch Spitfire at a rate of a can every three days.  This is less than my tobacco habit was but it is still a nasty thing to do.  Now here is my question.  Is it going to be just as hard for me to quit the fake chew when I get around to it?  If you have been through this I would like to hear from.

I guess you can ignore me since I'm no vet, but I have two cents to share too.

I bought the fake stuff and started using it heavily, literally eating it. I went through 3 cans in 2 days. Then I realized that I was using it for exactly the same reason I would chew - to prevent withdrawal. Obviously, it can't do that and that's sinking in, now. I'm still "addicted" to it, but only in a psychologically-dependent sense - and when I think about it, even this dependence is tied to fear of what will happen if I don't use it. I know it can't hurt me that way, and yet it's taking a little time to convince myself of that.

I've been finishing off the can I have now for the last however-many-days. Yesterday, I forgot to take a dip of fake until I got off work. The day before that I had the same plug in for the whole day because I forgot to bring a lunch. When this can is gone I don't think I'll need another one, but it makes sense to keep one around. I can see that sometimes I need a thumb, a security blanket, a binky, or a plug of fake chew. Damn that's pitiful. But it's not nic and that's what matters.

Ninereasons - 17 day vet

[Greg5280]

Just a question for the vets.  I have been nicotine free for 26 days.  While I am proud that I have been able to quit for one day 26 times in a row, I do have a concern.  I can't say that I am chew free.  I have been chewing Hooch Spitfire at a rate of a can every three days.  This is less than my tobacco habit was but it is still a nasty thing to do.  Now here is my question.  Is it going to be just as hard for me to quit the fake chew when I get around to it?  If you have been through this I would like to hear from.

Not a vet, but dude, I was EXACTLY where you are. I used Spitfire like it was my job. I think I actually used the Hooch more than I dipped 'Hagen. I even went through some 'withdrawals' when I would run out of it. I was like this up through the second floor.

One day, I just kind of forgot to put one in. Next thing I know, it's afternoon. And I didn't feel like having one. Then it was occasionally I'd have a bite of Hooch. Now, if I get a crave (usually when driving) I put one in. I keep a can in my truck, but it's been a few weeks I'll bet since I've had any.

I'll bet that at some point, you'll just not 'desire' it any more. In the meantime, if it's keeping the real shit outta your face, I say go to it!

NOLAQ - 353

My .02 on fake.

I used it pretty much daily for the first 180 maybe 200 days. Dipped it just like I did the real shit. Like NOLAQ I just stopped using it. Gradually at first, I would just forget to take it with me or whatever. Then I just carried it with me " in case" I ran into a situation where my weak willed ass woud cave.

I have not had a dip of fake in so long I cannot remember, still have some in my truck and in my briefcase just "in case" but the urge or desire to have it is gone. There is nothing in the fake to addict you and you will walk away from it eventually. If it helps you stay off the real shit then I am all for it.

To each his own... Carry on.

Greg

[Nolaq]

Just a question for the vets. I have been nicotine free for 26 days. While I am proud that I have been able to quit for one day 26 times in a row, I do have a concern. I can't say that I am chew free. I have been chewing Hooch Spitfire at a rate of a can every three days. This is less than my tobacco habit was but it is still a nasty thing to do. Now here is my question. Is it going to be just as hard for me to quit the fake chew when I get around to it? If you have been through this I would like to hear from.

Not a vet, but dude, I was EXACTLY where you are. I used Spitfire like it was my job. I think I actually used the Hooch more than I dipped 'Hagen. I even went through some 'withdrawals' when I would run out of it. I was like this up through the second floor.

One day, I just kind of forgot to put one in. Next thing I know, it's afternoon. And I didn't feel like having one. Then it was occasionally I'd have a bite of Hooch. Now, if I get a crave (usually when driving) I put one in. I keep a can in my truck, but it's been a few weeks I'll bet since I've had any.

I'll bet that at some point, you'll just not 'desire' it any more. In the meantime, if it's keeping the real shit outta your face, I say go to it!

NOLAQ - 353

[nomosko]

Just a question for the vets. I have been nicotine free for 26 days. While I am proud that I have been able to quit for one day 26 times in a row, I do have a concern. I can't say that I am chew free. I have been chewing Hooch Spitfire at a rate of a can every three days. This is less than my tobacco habit was but it is still a nasty thing to do. Now here is my question. Is it going to be just as hard for me to quit the fake chew when I get around to it? If you have been through this I would like to hear from.

[nomosko]

Awesome nomo!! Glad to see you pitching the shut out against the nic bitch! Are you posting roll in May? Check your inbox!

Welcome! Another thing you may or may not have read. This site works, take what you can out of it, but if you do the basics, it will help you quit.

tarp

Yes I am posting in may. Sorry for my ignorance but I am not sure how to check my inbox.

nomosko

[grimace8777]

Someone wrote in their HOF speech

Will I ever chew again?  I don't know
Will I chew today? I will not

Awesome!! Just worry about today man, each battle gets a little easier to grind thru.

[tarpon17]

Awesome nomo!! Glad to see you pitching the shut out against the nic bitch! Are you posting roll in May? Check your inbox!

Welcome! Another thing you may or may not have read. This site works, take what you can out of it, but if you do the basics, it will help you quit.

tarp

[nomosko]

Okay days 8 and 9 sucked and by that I mean HOLY SHIT WHAT AM I DOING I CANT THINK I CANT SEE I CANT BREATH I AM REALLY PISSED OFF SUCK. I have read this site for the last two days. I kind of got stuck in the HOF speeches. So many people just like me that are fighting the same battle I am. I read so many that I can't give credit to the person that wrote this but these words helped me greatly. Maybe they can also help someone else.

Someone wrote in their HOF speech

Will I ever chew again? I don't know
Will I chew today? I will not

That hit me. I don't have to worry about making the HOF. I don't have to worry about moving up in stories. I don't have to worry about the comma. All I have to worry about is day 10. I will not use nicotine today. Currently I am 9 and 0 against nicotine. I am kicking its ass. Nicotine is putting up one hell of a fight. All I have to do is win today.

This site is helping me win.